Energy & Science
New York Clears $4.5 Billion Plan to Bring Hydropower to Big Apple
- Champlain Hudson Power Express may be complete in 2025
- New York City gets 85% of its electricity from fossil fuels
A hydropower plant in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
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Regulators approved a $4.5 billion transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New York City, a key component of the Empire State’s efforts to eliminate carbon from its power grid by 2040.
The 339-mile (546-kilometer) Champlain Hudson Power Express is expected to be complete in 2025, according to a statement Thursday from New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The Public Service Commission also approved Clean Path NY, a project comprising more than 20 wind and solar farms and a second transmission line.